L.I. 19 "Grain Seam" Heliao
LOCATION: Right below the lateral margin of the nostril, 0.5 cun lateral to Du 26
IMAGE: Also translated as "Grain Foramen". L.I. 19 sits in a palpable depression about the size of
a grain of rice.
FUNCTIONS:
Cleans Lung Heat
Clears the nose
Spreads the Lung Qi
Stimulates the mind and revives the Spirit
INDICATIONS:
extra tissue in the nose (polyps)
facial paralysis
"locked jaw"
nosebleed
rhinitis
ulceration of the nose
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.2 - 0.3 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: toothaches
classically not recommended to moxa
IMAGE: Also translated as "Grain Foramen". L.I. 19 sits in a palpable depression about the size of
a grain of rice.
FUNCTIONS:
Cleans Lung Heat
Clears the nose
Spreads the Lung Qi
Stimulates the mind and revives the Spirit
INDICATIONS:
extra tissue in the nose (polyps)
facial paralysis
"locked jaw"
nosebleed
rhinitis
ulceration of the nose
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.2 - 0.3 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: toothaches
classically not recommended to moxa
